___ Satellite View and Map of the City of São Paulo, Brazil

Panoramic view over the center of São Paulo. The sprawling metropolis has one of the largest commercial and business districts in South America.Image: cielstudiosp

About São Paulo

São Paulo skyline, the United Nations Business Center seen across Pinheiros river.Photo: Tatiana Sapateiro

Satellite view is showing São Paulo, the largest and economically most important city in Brazil. São Paulo is located in the Southeast Region of Brazil on a plateau beyond the Serra do Mar, about 70 km (43 mi) from Brazil's coast at the Atlantic Ocean.
It is the capital of the captaincy (state) of São Paulo, the most populous state in the country.

The city was founded as São Paulo de Piratininga (Saint Paul of the Fields of Piratininga) in 1554.

Today São Paulo is among the world's most populous cities, a major cultural and financial center with an ethnically diverse metropolitan area, with huge Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Arabic, and Japanese influences.

Pico do Jaraguá Mountain is the highest point in the city, with 1,135 m (3,724 ft).Image: chensiyuan

Greater São Paulo has a population of just under 12 million inhabitants (mid. 2013), 20 million people live in the metropolitan area of this megacity. Spoken language of the majority is Brazilian Portuguese with some influence by the Italian language.

São Paulo points of interest:

Places: Praça da Sé (public space and the central square of SP in front of São Paulo Cathedral), Monument to the Independence of Brazil (Altar of the Fatherland), Latin America Memorial (political, cultural complex houses the Latin American Parliament with a 'hall of acts', a 'creativity pavilion', and an Oscar Niemeyer sculpture), Altino Arantes Building, (kind of Empire State Building in São Paulo), Edifício Copan (condo designed by Oscar Niemeyer), Edifício Itália (46 floor skyscraper from the 60s), Luz Station (19th century train station)

Museums: Museum of the Portuguese Language (interactive Portuguese language), Museu Paulista (Brazilian history museum known as Museu do Ipiranga), Cata-vento (science museum), Museu de Zoologia (natural history museum of the University of São Paulo)

Theater, Concert: Theatro Municipal (early 20th century building in Neo Renaissance, Neo Baroque and Art Nouveau and one of the most celebrated cultural venues in South America), Sala São Paulo (concert hall in a train station), Citibank Hall (indoor entertainment venue)

Markets: Municipal Market of São Paulo (Eclectic style public market, meeting point for São Paulo residents and one of the most visited tourist spots in the city)

Churches: São Paulo Cathedral (Metropolitan Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption and St. Paul, early 20th century cathedral of the Archdiocese of São Paulo)

Theme Parks: Aquário de São Paulo (aquarium with a polar bear), Hopi Hari ('The Funniest Country in the World', second largest amusement park in Brazil)

Sports: Formula 1
Since 1990 the Formula One Brazilian Grand Prix is held at the Autódromo José Carlos Pace (better known as Interlagos).

FIFA World Cup
The city was one of the twelve host cities of the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Six matches including the opening match were held at the Arena Corinthians stadium located in Itaquera district. Take Line 3 (Red) of the São Paulo Metro system to get to the stadium.

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Map Type Control Buttons;
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Click the Map button for a street map, this button holds the option for Terrain, it displays a physical map with topographical details.

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with the option to switch Labels (names, borders, roads, business, etc.) on and off, for a combination of satellite image and street map.

The "Pegman" symbol offers the switch to Google's street view, the 360-degree, panoramic street-level imagery.
To enjoy street views, grab pegman with your cursor and hoover over the map, when street view is available parts of the map will change to blue, drop pegman there and you might have a lot of fun within unimaginable boring landscapes.

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